voodoo的词源

英文词源

voodoo (n.)

religious witchcraft of Haiti and Southern U.S., ultimately of African origin, 1850, from Louisiana French voudou, from a West African language (such as Ewe and Fon vodu "spirit, demon, deity," also Vandoo, supposedly the name of an African deity, from a language of Dahomey). Compare vodun "fetish connected with snake worship in Dahomey," said to be from vo "to be afraid," or vo "harmful." The verb is attested from 1880.

中文词源

voodoo：伏都教

来自非洲土著语，神灵，魔鬼。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：voodoo 词源，voodoo 含义。